Absolutely! You can do it. It will take real work and dedication, but you can do it.

__________________~Jaime~SO to my big papa, stepmom to the fabulous Ben, and mama to my tornado of destruction, Haydn 3.2.07, my precious monkey Emerson 9.8.09 and my two angel babies 1.20.13 and 3.1.13, and cautiously with a miracle

I've had a really hard time with trying to BF the new LO, and I finally decided to stop for many reasons (I'd rather not discuss this part of things, please).

But I've still had a hard time with the decisions, and I'm wondering if it would even be possible to get things going again if I haven't nursed since Sunday.

I'm already conflicted and upset about the whole thing, so I ask that we stick to the question.

Oh, and part of my frustration is that there is only one lactation consultant here, and she's been on vacation and won't be back until next week.

Mama, it is soooo early in the game. You can definitely get back to nursing. So soon after giving birth, you have a super chance of producing a full supply, if you start back now! The first 2 weeks are a time when you need to tell your body how much milk it needs to make. If you start sending that message now, by nursing, pumping or both, you should be able to get the milk flowing.

PM me if you need any help. Is your LO in the NICU or at home with you? I EPd for my youngest for 5 weeks while he was in the NICU and exclusively on bottles. Once he got home, I was able to get him back to the breast. So, it is definitely possible.